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A British man has been arrested for his role in running one of the internet's oldest file sharing websites.The man - who started the FileSoup website in 2003 - was taken into custody last week after a raid on his home in Taunton, Somerset, and subsequently released on bail without charge.FileSoup, which was started in 2003, is well-known in the file sharing community but does not host illegal material itself. Instead, it operates forums where users share links to files which then allow them to download TV shows and movies from around the internet.When contacted by the Guardian, the man verified that he had been arrested last Monday, but refused to comment further without consulting a lawyer.However, in a posting on FileSoup itself, he detailed the situation - including how police seized a number from his home, including mobile phones, computers, hard drives and a video camera.'I was arrested an taken to the local police station,' he wrote. 'On the way I asked and was told that it would

Intuit has released GoPayment, its newest iphone app to complement users GoPayment Merchant accounts. The application allows users to process credit card payments as soon as a job is completed. The software additionally sends electronic receipts via e-mail and text message. Users can also review transaction history online and synchronize the information with their QuickBooks application.Intuit ins...

Grantwood has released the RunWallet, an armband holster designed to carry important cards, keys and money alongside an iPod shuffle during a wearer's workout. The armband is stretchable, and the holster can also be attached to a person's shoe, belt or pocket. Shuffles are attached to the outside of the holster, between the storage pocket and another thin band.The holster is made primarily of neop...

Gameloft has unveiled two upcoming games for the iphone and iPod touch: NFL 2010, and the first-person shooter Modern Combat: Sandstorm. NFL 2010 will offer a "full football simulation," on-screen controls, and full NFL team rosters. Pricing has yet to be set, but the company hopes to release the game on the App Store by the end of the month. Even less is known about Modern Combat: Sandstorm, which debuted on YouTube with a video description.

Spaceweather announced Tuesday the release of Perseids 1.0, an app dedicated to assisting users to view the annual Perseids meteor shower, which takes place this year on August 11th and August 12th. The app offers news alerts relating to the shower, a sky map, directions on how to view the shower, and a live photo gallery of meteor photos from around the world.

Microsoft is hoping the virtualization technology will hasten corporate adoption of its new OS.

Welcome to this week's gaming edition of iphone Gems. Major releases have been few and far between for the past couple of weeks, so we've dug around to find a few worthwhile games to recommend this time, and come up with some interesting options. Pinball fans will be thrilled with The Deep Pinball, the best pinball title we've yet seen on the iPhone OS, while fans of puzzle games will enjoy Ragdoll Blaster. A promising but ultimately.

VB Migration Assistant lets programmers move applications from Visual Basic to Real's RealBasic cross-platform development application. Also, the Mac version of Cram is out; Vemedio released an iphone companion to its Snowtape utility for controlling Internet radio playback; and Kodak announced five new point-and-shoot cameras.

Samson Technologies announced Tuesday Go Mic, a portable USB condenser mic. The device is compact, at 2.5' by 1.5', and features a multidirectional hinge for aiming the Mic at the desired sound source. The case itself doubles as either a laptop mount or table stand.